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(Minnesota Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Daniels, John K., 1875-1978, sculptor. Florentine Brotherhood Foundry, founder. Title:  (Minnesota Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  1920. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Metal on stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 90 x 26 1/2 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 77 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On back of bronze base of sculpture:) FLORENTINE BROTH FOUNDRY, CHICAGO (On back of base, lower right:) JOHN K. DANIELS (On front of base:) ERECTED A.D. 1920 BY THE/STATE OF MINNESOTA/IN MEMORY OF HER SOLDIERS/HERE BURIED WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES/IN THE WAR FOR THE/PRESERVATION OF THE UNION/A.D. 1861-1865. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A robed female figure standing atop a rectangular base. The woman stands holding a wreath in front of her with both hands. She looks straight ahead and wears her hair pulled back from her face. She has a cloak over her shoulder. Her proper left leg is slightly bent and slightly forward. The figure stands atop a simple stone base with a stepped bottom. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Allegory -- Civic -- War Figure female -- Full length Object -- Other -- Wreath Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Madison Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Coadministered by Veterans Administration, U. S. Courthouse Annex, Nashville, Tennessee Located Nashville National Cemetery, 1420 Gallatin Road South, Madison, Tennessee 37115 Remarks:  The monument was erected by the state of Minnesota in honor of Minnesota soldiers who lost their lives during the Civil War. IAS files contain a copy of related article from Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee; an excerpt from "Minnesota History Bulletin, Vol. IV, 1921-1922 published by the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul; and a copy of an article from the Nashville Banner, May 18, 1921 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee, "Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee," Nashville, 1963, pg. 17. Illustration:  Image on file. Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee, "Directory of Civil War Monuments and Memorials in Tennessee," Nashville, 1963, pg. 17. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS TN000263   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000263 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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